Pakistan - after the earthquake

Pakistan update:  Feed The Children, working with a partner organisation Pakistan, is supporting some of the children who were injured in the earthquake, and left with a disability.  Click here to view some of their stories.

In October 2005, an earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale hit the Hindu Kush mountain range, in northern Pakistan and Kashmir, causing the death of around 74,000 people, and leaving more than three million people homeless.

Feed The Children is working with a humanitarian organisation based in Pakistan, to bring essential supplies to families in need.

Many families preferred to stay near their own homes, rather than move to officially designated camps; Feed The Children is supporting 32 unofficial camps, bringing aid to around 4500 people, including 1500 children.

Following the disaster, our appeal was simple:  we asked for blankets and basic foodstuffs - rice, pasta and pulses - and the money to pay for transport.  The response was magnificent.  With help from Pakistan Airways, we were able to send nearly five tonnes of aid immediately, followed by two shipping containers, each with 26-tonnes of essential goods.

Ongoing support is essential; more than one million people face a second winter of inadequate housing.

Can you help? Please follow the link on the left to make a donation on line, or call 0118 932 0095 to make a credit/debit card donation by telephone.